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Confessions of a Reluctant Moblogger

August 18, 2007 by Kami Huyse

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Part of the fun of my maternity leave has been that I have finally had time (between naps) to really explore some of the social networks, like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, to determine how I can leverage them for clients.

I have about three or four posts rattling around in my head from this exploration, but it will be a few days before I can get to them.

A week ago I was unexpectedly thrust into a partial vacation from the Internet, or at least from my semi-mobile routine.

I am admittedly in somewhat of a rut with my approach to my online life. I generally check my e-mail, then look through my feed reader. I then pop into Twitter, my virtual water cooler, to see what is up, then fire up Microsof Live Writer to compose a post. All of this is done on my HP Pavilion laptop.

So imagine my horror when last week my laptop's computer screen only showed a series of flickering vertical lines. Of course, it is one year and three months old – just outside of warranty. Since my entire business is run from this laptop (backed up of course), I scrambled to find somone to fix it.

Suddenly I was in the land of Internet silence.

The first day was hell.

The second day felt like a little bit of freedom. Of course, that was also the day that I realized I could do most everything that was essential on my Treo. In fact, I am typing out this post from the Treo (I don't recommend it).

What I am finding is that once in awhile it is a good thing to disrupt the routine. Mostly because it forces one to new things.

For instance, I had been resisting text messaging and now, just one week later, I can do it with the pros. Also, I am learning first hand how mobile computing has become. Admittedly, hacking out a post on a Treo keyboard is somewhat less than elegant, but it gets the job done. And it turns out Blogger has a moblog feature that makes posting as easy as sending an e-mail. If you are reading this it means that I figured out how to do it.

I have also had more time to interact with individuals, mostly through Twitter. I am really learning the value of that application as a tool to stay really connected with a smaller group of people in a much more informal setting than this blog.

I also learned that both Twitter and Facebook have mobile versions, though they have their limitations. I have been using both extensively this past week.

So, while I await my laptop repair, which should be complete sometime early next week, I will be taking notes to share with you right here when I am fully "plugged" in again.

In the meanwhile, I will catch you around the mobile web.

Filed Under: Personal, SocIal Media Tactics

About Kami Huyse

Kami Watson Huyse, CEO of Zoetica, is passionate about great communication. Working in Public Relations since 1994, and blogging since 2005, she has seen trends come and go, but one thing has stayed the same – people are looking for ways to authentically connect. She loves to connect with readers, so leave a comment or follow @kamichat on Twitter and connect there.

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